CN113495596A

CN113495596A - Portable electronic device

Info

Publication number: CN113495596A
Application number: CN202010201226.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄奕达; 李武晟; 凌正南; 戴文杰
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Current assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2020-03-20
Filing date: 2020-03-20
Publication date: 2021-10-12
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-20
Also published as: CN113495596B

Abstract

The invention provides a portable electronic device, which comprises a first body, a second body, a third body and a supporting piece. The second body is pivoted between the first body and the third body. The supporting member is movably disposed on the first body and pivotally connected to one of the second body and the third body. When the second body is folded, the second body is overlapped and covered between the first body and the third body, and when the second body is unfolded, the second body and the third body are respectively obliquely erected on the first body, and the second body is suspended on the first body.

Description

Portable electronic device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a portable electronic device.

Background

With the progress of science and technology, computer devices are widely used by people, and the prices of peripheral equipment are gradually popularized, so that multifunctional equipment becomes an important development. Taking a notebook computer as an example, under the above-mentioned multifunctional requirement, a screen is additionally provided on the main machine side body in addition to the original screen, so as to be operated or viewed by the user.

However, for the user, the screen on the host side has different operation viewing angles due to different use requirements, and therefore, the fixed screen is not easy to operate because the fixed screen is coplanar with the host. However, if the screen is changed to a mobile screen, the operation mode and the strength of the supporting mechanism should be considered, and actually, the multi-screen notebook computer obtained by the prior art does not have the above requirement.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention is directed to a portable electronic device, which forms a multi-fulcrum supporting structure by matching a sliding type connecting rod with a multi-section machine body so as to disperse the torsion load of a pivot.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a third body and a supporting member. The second body is pivoted between the first body and the third body. The supporting member is movably disposed on the first body and pivotally connected to one of the second body and the third body. When the second body is folded, the second body is overlapped and covered between the first body and the third body, and when the second body is unfolded, the second body and the third body are respectively obliquely erected on the first body, and the second body is suspended on the first body.

Based on the above, the portable electronic device is configured with a multi-section structure formed by pivotally connecting the first body, the second body and the third body, and the supporting member is movably disposed on the first body and pivotally connected to the second body or the third body for supporting, so that the multi-section structure can pivot relative to each other and simultaneously improve the supporting force required by the operation of the portable electronic device through the supporting member. In other words, when the first body, the second body and the third body are pivoted to each other without a support, the weight of the second body and the third body will become the load of the pivot completely during the pivoting process, which is obviously disadvantageous to the service life of the pivot.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2A and fig. 2B respectively show another state of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 from different perspectives.

Fig. 3A and 3B respectively show exploded views of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 from different perspectives.

Fig. 4A and 4B are partial cross-sectional views of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 in different states.

Fig. 5A and 5B are schematic side views of a portable electronic device in different states according to another embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2A and fig. 2B respectively show another state of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 from different perspectives. Orthogonal coordinates X-Y-Z are also provided herein to facilitate component description. It should be noted that the pivot structure between the bodies is known in the prior art, and therefore, the following description is only briefly made by text, and will be omitted in the drawings.

In the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100, for example, a notebook computer, includes a first body 110, a second body 120, a third body 130 and a supporting member 140. The second body 120 is pivotally connected between the first body 110 and the third body 130. The supporting element 140 is movably disposed on the first body 110, and the supporting element 140 is pivotally connected to one of the second body 120 and the third body 130 (the supporting element 140 is pivotally connected to the third body 130 in this embodiment). In a folded state, as shown in fig. 1, the second body 120 is overlapped and covered between the first body 110 and the third body 130. In the unfolded state, as shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the second body 120 and the third body 130 are respectively obliquely erected on the first body 110, and the second body 120 is suspended on the first body 110.

Further, the first body 110 of the present embodiment is, for example, a host of a notebook computer, and has an input surface S1. In this embodiment, the input surface S1 may be configured with a physical input module (e.g., a physical keyboard and a touch pad), and may also be configured with a virtual input module (e.g., a touch screen capable of displaying virtual keys and a virtual touch pad), which is not limited herein. Moreover, the second body 120 and the third body 130 are screens, respectively, wherein the second body 120 has a first display surface S2, the third body 130 has a second display surface S3, wherein the third body 130 is a known display screen of a notebook computer in the prior art, and the second body 120 is a display screen additionally disposed on the host side, so that as a sub-display screen, the area of the second body 120 (i.e., the area of the first display surface S2) is substantially smaller than the area of the third body 130 (i.e., the area of the second display surface S3), and the first display surface S2 is substantially adjacent to between the input surface S1 and the second display surface S3. In addition, since the second display surface S3 in the unfolded state is partially shielded by the second body 120, in the embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 further includes a control module (not shown) electrically connected to the second body 120 and the third body 130, and correspondingly adjusts the display range of the second display surface S3 according to the difference between the folded state and the unfolded state.

Fig. 3A and 3B respectively show exploded views of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 from different perspectives. Referring to fig. 3A and fig. 3B, in the present embodiment, the first body 110 has a receiving area S4, and the side edge 121 of the second body 120 is substantially pivoted to the side edge 111 of the first body 110 in the receiving area S4. Furthermore, the pivot portion 122 of the second body 120 is located at the opposite position of the side edge 121, and is pivoted to the pivot portion 132 of the third body 130, so that the first body 110, the second body 120 and the third body 130 can form a three-section pivot mechanism, and pivot as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2A and fig. 2B.

In addition, in order to overcome the aforementioned load of the pivot caused by the machine body, the first machine body 110 of the embodiment further has a recess 112 located in the accommodating area S4, and a rail 150 disposed in the recess 112, wherein the rail 150 is composed of a plurality of fixing members and a pair of guiding rods, and the supporting member 140 includes a pivot portion 141 and a slider 142 assembled together, and the guiding rods penetrate through the slider 142, so that the pivot portion 141 can slide back and forth along the rail 150 through the slider 142. Meanwhile, the other pivoting portion 131 of the third body 130 is pivoted to the pivoting portion 141 of the supporting member 140, so that one end of the supporting member 140 is pivoted to the side edge of the third body 130, and the pivoting portion (i.e., the pivoting portions 122 and 132) of the second body 120 and the third body 130 is substantially away from the pivoting portion (i.e., the pivoting portions 141 and 131) of the supporting member 140 and the third body 130. Accordingly, when the third body 130 pivots relative to the first body 110 via the support member 140 (using the X-axis as a rotation axis), the support member 140 is driven to slide along the rail 150 (to slide back and forth along the X-axis).

Further, fig. 4A and 4B are partial cross-sectional views of the portable electronic device of fig. 1 in different states, respectively. Referring to fig. 4A and fig. 4B, in the present embodiment, when the portable electronic device 100 is in the folded state shown in fig. 4A, the input surface S1 and the first display surface S2 are located on the same plane, and the second display surface S3 is overlapped and faces the input surface S1 and the first display surface S2. When the portable electronic device 100 is in the unfolded state shown in fig. 4B, the first display surface S2 is adjacent between the input surface S1 and the second display surface S3, the second body 120 and the third body 130 are respectively inclined with respect to the first body 110, and an inclination of the third body 130 with respect to the first body 110 is greater than an inclination of the second body 120 with respect to the first body 110. Meanwhile, the pivotal unfolding motion of the third body 130 relative to the first body 110 further drives the supporting member 140 to move along the rail 150 to the pivotal connection between the second body 120 and the first body 110. On the contrary, when the portable electronic device 100 is converted from the state of fig. 4B back to the state of fig. 4A, the supporting member 140 is restored along the rail 150 again, so that the second body 120 is folded again and covered between the third body 130 and the first body 110.

Fig. 5A and 5B are schematic side views of a portable electronic device in different states according to another embodiment of the invention. Referring to fig. 5A and 5B, in the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 200 includes a first body 110, a second body 120 and a third body 130, and the same reference numerals as those in the previous embodiments represent the same structural features as those in the previous embodiments, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. Unlike the previous embodiments, the portable electronic device 200 of the present embodiment includes a supporting member 240 having one end pivotally connected to the second body 120 and the other end slidably connected to the first body 110. That is, the pivot joint of the supporting member 240 and the second body 120 is located between the pivot joint of the second body 120 and the first body 110 and the pivot joint of the second body 120 and the third body 130.

Accordingly, in the folded state, the supporting member 240 is overlapped and covered between the second body 120 and the first body 110, and in the unfolded state, since the supporting member 240 and the third body 130 have no structural connection relationship, the third body 130 can be movably abutted to different positions of the first body 110, so as to adjust the slopes of the third body 130 and the second body 120 relative to the first body 110.

On the other hand, referring to fig. 5B, the first body 110 and the third body 130 of the portable electronic device 100 of the present embodiment respectively have a

fastening portion

252, 251, such as a fastening groove disposed on a side edge of the first body 110 and a hook disposed on a side edge of the third body 130, and the hook can move away from or fasten in the fastening groove of the first body 110 along with the third body 130, so that when the portable electronic device 100 is in the folded state, the

fastening portions

251, 252 are fastened to each other, so as to fix the first body 110 and the third body 130 together and maintain the folded state, and the body separation due to the accidental touch of the portable electronic device 100 is avoided. It should be noted that the above-mentioned

latching portions

251 and 252 can be applied to the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 4B.

In summary, in the above embodiments of the invention, the portable electronic device is configured with a multi-section structure formed by pivotally connecting the first body, the second body and the third body, and the supporting member is movably disposed on the first body and pivotally connected to the second body or the third body for supporting, so that the multi-section structure can pivot relative to each other and simultaneously improve the supporting force required by the operation of the portable electronic device through the supporting member. In other words, when the first body, the second body and the third body are pivoted to each other without a support, the weight of the second body and the third body will become the load of the pivot completely during the pivoting process, which is obviously disadvantageous to the service life of the pivot.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body;

the second machine body is pivoted between the first machine body and the third machine body; and

a supporting member movably disposed on the first body and pivotally connected to one of the second body and the third body,

in a folded state, the second body is overlapped and covered between the first body and the third body,

when the second body and the third body are in the unfolded state, the second body and the third body are respectively obliquely erected on the first body, and the second body is suspended on the first body.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second body and the third body are screens respectively, and an area of the second body is smaller than an area of the third body.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body has an input surface, the second body has a first display surface, and the third body has a second display surface, and in the folded state, the input surface and the first display surface are located on the same plane, and the second display surface is overlapped and faces the input surface and the first display surface, and in the unfolded state, the first display surface is adjacent to and between the input surface and the second display surface.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein a slope of the third body with respect to the first body is greater than a slope of the second body with respect to the first body in the unfolded state.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein one end of the supporting member is pivotally connected to the second body, the other end of the supporting member is slidably pivotally connected to the first body, and in the unfolded state, the third body is movably abutted against the first body to adjust a slope of the third body relative to the first body.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein a pivot joint between the supporting member and the second body is located between a pivot joint between the second body and the first body and a pivot joint between the second body and the third body.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the supporting member is overlapped and covered between the second body and the first body in the folded state.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein one end of the supporting member is pivotally connected to a side edge of the third body, and a pivotal connection between the second body and the third body is separated from the side edge.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the first body has a recess, and the portable electronic device comprises a rail disposed in the recess, and the support member is slidably disposed on the rail.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first body and the third body respectively have a latching portion at a side edge of the first body and a side edge of the third body, and when in the folded state, the latching portions are latched to each other to fix the first body and the third body together and maintain the folded state.